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Buying a Dental Practice in Minnesota: Should You Buy the Building Too? The seller is retiring, and the building is for sale too. How you answer that in the first month of a practice purchase will still be shaping your …
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SBA Loans in Minnesota: Which Program Fits Which Purchase Most business owners come to us asking whether they qualify for an SBA loan. That is almost never the real question. The Small Business …
SBA & Other Government Loan Programs
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Opening a Business Checking Account in Minnesota Most owners prepare to open a business checking account by collecting documents. That gets the account opened. It does not make the account work. The …
Business Strategy
8/21/26
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Business Line of Credit in Minnesota: How It Works and When You Actually Need One A term loan and a line of credit both put money in your account. They answer different questions. A term loan buys something. A line of credit covers …
Business Strategy
8/14/26
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Passing the Farm: Trusts and Farm Succession in Minnesota The average Minnesota farmer is 57.1 years old, and on most operations the farm is not just the biggest asset in the estate. It is the estate. Land …
Ag Lending
8/4/26
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How Much Can You Borrow Against Your Home in Minnesota? Your home is probably worth more than it was five years ago, and the mortgage balance is lower than it was. The space between those two numbers is …
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7/31/26
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